MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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